The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 25, 1941
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
6:09 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 224
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 172.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -8.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.93° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.87° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.